Formula 18 World Championship
The Formula 18 World Championship and the Formula 18 Raid World Championship also known as the F18 World Championship and Raid F18 Worlds is an annual international sailing regatta for Formula 18, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Formula 18 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.[1]
Editions
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| Event | Host | Sailors | Boats | Ref. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats |  |  | Mix | |
| 1 | 9 - 15 July | 2000 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy |  France |
280 | 10 | 4 | 140 | [2][3] | |||
| 2 | 15 - 20 July | 2001 |  Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole |  United Kingdom |
166 | 8 | 2 | 83 | [4] | |||
| 3 | 22 - 27 July | 2002 | Lübecker Yacht Club | Travemunde |  Germany |
208 | 12 | 4 | 104 | [5] | |||
| 4 | 7 - 13 July | 2003 | Koksijde Yachting Club | Koksijde |  Belgium |
204 | 11 | 3 | 102 | [6] | |||
| 5 | 10 - 16 July | 2004 | Club Nautico Follonica | Punt Ala |  Italy |
300 | 12 | 3 | 150 | [7] | |||
| 6 | 9 - 16 July | 2005 | Watersport Association of Hoek van Holland | Rotterdam |  Netherlands |
282 | 14 | 3 | 141 | [8][9] | |||
| 7 | 8 - 15 July | 2006 | Club Multicoques de Hyeres | Hyeres | France |
300 | 11 | 3 | 150 | 133 | 4 | 13 | [10][11][12] |
| 8 | 19 - 25 Feb | 2007 | Rydges Capricorn Resort | Yeppoon |  Australia |
142 | 9 | 4 | 71 | [13][14] | |||
| 9 | 5 - 11 July | 2008 | Club de Vela Playa del Bao | Nigrán (Pontevedra) |  Spain |
264 | 15 | 4 | 132 | [15][16] | |||
| 10 | 10 - 17 July | 2009 | Royal Belgium Saling Club, Duinbergen | Knokke-Heist | Belgium |
346 | 15 | 4 | 173 | [17][18][19] | |||
| 11 | 3 - 10 July | 2010 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy, Brittany | France |
318 | 18 | 4 | 159 | [20][21][22] | |||
| 12 | 1 - 9 July | 2011 | Balatonfured Yacht Club | Balatonfuredi |  Hungary |
202 | 17 | 4 | 101 | [23][24] | |||
| 13 | 7 - 15 Sept | 2012 |  Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Long Beach |  United States |
228 | 15 | 5 | 114 | [25][26][27][28] | |||
| 14 | 6 - 12 July | 2013 | Compagnia della Vela Grosseto | Grosseto | Italy |
322 | 27 | 6 | 161 | 135 | 0 | 27 | [29][30][31][32] |
| 15 | 5 - 11 July | 2014 | Ballyholme Yacht Club | Bangor | United Kingdom |
114 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 50 | 1 | 6 | [33][34][35] |
| 16 | - | 2015 | Kieler Yacht Club | Kiel | Germany |
334 | 22 | 4 | 167 | [36][37] | |||
| 17 | 28 Oct to 4 Nov | 2016 |  Yacht Club Argentino | Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
82 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 0 | 4 | [38][39][40] |
| 18 | 8 - 15 July | 2017 | Vallensbaek Sailing Club | Vallensbaek |  Denmark |
248 | 21 | 4 | 124 | 98 | 0 | 26 | [41][42] |
| 19 | 12 - 19 Oct | 2018 | Sarasota Yacht Club | Sarasota | United States |
158 | 13 | 4 | 78 | [43][44][45] | |||
| 20 | - | 2019 | Club de Vella Ballena Alegre | Ballena Alegre | Spain |
246 | 23 | 4 | 123 | [46][47] | |||
| N/A | - | 2020 | Yacht Club Gaeta | Gaeta | Italy |
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 | |||||||
| 21 | - | 2021 | Yacht Club Gaeta | Gaeta | Italy |
158 | 20 | 4 | 79 | 64 | 0 | 15 | [48] |
| 22 | 11 - 16 Oct | 2022 | Sheraton Sand Key Resort | Clearwater Beach, Florida | United States |
124 | 12 | 4 | 62 | 55 | 0 | 7 | [49][50][51][52] |
| 23 | 21 - 30 July | 2023 | Travemünder Woche | Lübeck | Germany |
194 | 17 | 4 | 97 | [53][54] | |||
| 24 | 28 June to 5 July | 2024 | Club de Vella Ballena Alegre | Ballena Alegre | Spain |
262 | 22 | 5 | 131 | 105 | 1 | 25 | [55] |
| 25 | 4 - 11 July | 2025 | Zeesport Vereniging Noordwijk Royal Yacht Club Hollandia | Noordwijk | Netherlands |
192 | 17 | 5 | 96 | [56][57] | |||
| 26 | Jan | 2026 | Jervoise Bay Sailing Club | Munster, WA | Australia |
151 | 11 | 5 | 75 | 57 | 1 | 17 | [58] |
Raid Editions
[edit]| Event | Host | Sailors | Boats | Ref. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Comp. | Nats | Cont. | Boats | Male | Fem. | Mix | |
| R1 | 28 July to 1 Aug | 2004 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy, Brittany | France |
[59] | |||||||
| R2 | - | 2017 | Stockholm Archipelago |  Sweden |
54 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 4 | ||
| R3 | - | 2018 | Costarmoricaine Raid | France |
38 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | ||
| R4 | - | 2020 | Martinique Cata | France |
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| R5 | - | 2022 | Stockholm Archipelago | Sweden |
58 | 10 | 3 | 29 | [60] | ||||
| R6 | 2023 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy, Brittany | France |
46 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | ||
| R7 | 8 - 13 Aug | 2024 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy, Brittany | France |
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| R8 | 30 July -3 Aug | 2025 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy, Brittany | France |
38 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | [61][62] |
| R9 | 2026 | Club de Voile de la Baie d'Erquy | Erquy, Brittany | France |
[63] | ||||||||
Multiple World Champions
[edit]Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2026.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Bundock (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | [64] |
| 2 | Mitch Booth (NED) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | [65] |
| 3 | Herbert Dercksen (NED) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | [66] |
| 4 | Glenn Ashby (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | [67] |
| 5 | Brett Burvill (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | [68] |
| 5 | Max Puttman (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | [69] |
| 7 | Ferdinand Van West (NED) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | [70] |
| 8 | Gunnar Larsen (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | [71] |
| 8 | Jeroen Van Leeuwen (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | [72] |
| 8 | Coen De Koning (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | [73] |
| 8 | Olivier Backes (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [74] |
| 8 | Pablo Volker (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | [75] |
Medalists
[edit]| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Design - Hobie Tiger Mitch Booth (NED) Herbert Dercksen (NED) |
Design - Cirrus Jean-Christophe Mourniac (FRA) Philippe Mourniac (FRA) |
Design - Hobie Tiger Andrew Landenberger (AUS) Philippe Neiras (FRA) |
[76] |
| 2001 | Design - Hobie Tiger Mitch Booth (NED) Herbert Dercksen (NED) |
Design - Cirrus Jean-Christophe Mourniac (FRA) Philippe Mourniac (FRA) |
Design - Hobie Tiger Billy Besson (FRA) Arnaud Jarlegan (FRA) |
[76] |
| 2002 | Design - Hobie Tiger Mitch Booth (NED) Herbert Dercksen (NED) |
Design - Cirrus Jean-Christophe Mourniac (FRA) Philippe Mourniac (FRA) |
Design - Nacra Inter 2 Darren Bundock (AUS) Luca Remagnino (ITA) |
[76] |
| 2003 | Design - Cirrus Emmanuel Boulogne (FRA) Vincent Boulogne (FRA) |
Design - Hobie Tiger Gavin Colby (AUS) Cory Camenisch (SUI) |
Design - Hobie Tiger Darren Bundock (AUS) Glen Ashby (AUS) |
[76] |
| 2004 | Design - Hobie Tiger Darren Bundock (AUS) Glen Ashby (AUS) |
Design - Hobie Tiger Mitch Booth (NED) Herbert Dercksen (NED) |
Design - Hobie Tiger Gavin Colby (AUS) Cory Camenisch (SUI) |
[76] |
| 2005 | Darren Bundock (AUS) Glen Ashby (AUS) |
Mitch Booth (NED) Herbert Dercksen (NED) |
Helge Sach (GER) Christian Sach (GER) |
[76] |
| 2006 | Design - Capricorn Helge Sach (GER) Christian Sach (GER) |
Darren Bundock (AUS) Glen Ashby (AUS) |
Design - Capricorn Andrew Landenberger (AUS) Felix Egner (GER) |
[76] |
| 2007 | Darren Bundock (AUS) Glen Ashby (AUS) |
Mitch Booth (NED) Pim Nieuwenhuis (NED) |
Billy Besson (FRA) Arnaud Jarlegan (FRA) |
[76] |
| 2008 | Coen de Koning (NED) Jeroen van Leeuwen (NED) |
Franck Cammas (FRA) Jeremy Lagarrigue (FRA) |
Mischa Heemskerk (NED) Bastiaan Tentij (NED) |
[76] |
| 2009 | Nacra Infusion Coen de Koning (NED) Thijs Visser (NED) |
Shockwave Rob Wilson (GBR) Marcus Lynch (GBR) |
Nacra Infusion Hugh Styles (GBR) Ferdinand van West (NED) |
[76] |
| 2010 | Olivier Backes (FRA) Arnaud Jarlegan (FRA) |
Darren Bundock (AUS) William Howden (GBR) |
Hugh Styles (GBR) Ferdinand van West (NED) |
[76] |
| 2011 | Design - C2 Darren Bundock (AUS) Jeroen van Leeuwen (NED) |
Design - Cirrus R. Mischa Heemskerk (NED) Bastiaan Tentij (NED) |
Design - Hobie Wildcat Vittoro Bissaro (ITA) Lamberto Cesari (ITA) |
[76] |
| 2012 | Olivier Backes (FRA) Matthieu Vandame (FRA) |
Oscar Zeekant (NED) Karel Begemann (NED) |
Billy Besson (FRA) Jeremie Laguarrigue (FRA) |
[76] |
| 2013 | Design - Nacra Infusion Billy Besson (FRA) Jeremie Lagarrigue (FRA) |
Design - Phantom Hugh Styles (GBR) Richard Mason (GBR) |
Design - Nacra Infusion Mitch Booth (ESP) Jordi Booth (ESP) |
[76] |
| 2014 | Design - Nacra Infusion Gunnar Larsen (NED) Ferdinand van West (NED) |
Design - Phantom Gurvan Bontemps (FRA) Benjamin Amiot (FRA) |
Design - c2 Taylor Reiss (USA) Matthew Whitehead (USA) |
[76] |
| 2015 | Design - Nacra Infusion Gunnar Larsen (NED) Ferdinand van West (NED) |
Oscar Zeekant (NED) Karel Begemann (NED) |
Glenn Ashby (AUS) Brett Goodall (AUS) |
[76] |
| 2016 | Design - F18 Phantom Pablo Völker (ARG) Juan Martín Benitez (ARG) |
Cruz Gonzalez Smith (ARG) Mariano Heuser (ARG) |
 Jason Hess (GUA) Nicolás Schargorodsky (GUA) |
[76][39] |
| 2017 | Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Mischa Heemskerk (NED) Stephan Dekker (NED) |
Patrick Demesmaeker (BEL) Gilles Tas (BEL) |
Jolbert van Dijk (NED) Frank de Waard (NED) |
[76] |
| 2018 | Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantinos Trigkonis (GRE) |
Michael Easton (USA) Tripp Burd (USA) |
Taylor Reiss (USA) Matthew Whitehead (USA) |
[76][45] |
| 2019 | AUS 888 Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Darren Bundock (AUS) Conor Nicholas (AUS) |
GRE 7 - REDBULL Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) Konstantinos Trigkonis (GRE) |
ARG 11 - OH! Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Cruz Gonzalez Smith (ARG) Mariano Heuser (ARG) |
[47] |
| 2020 | CANCELLED COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | AUS 1 Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Mitch Booth (AUS) Ruben Booth (ESP) |
ARG 11 Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Cruz Gonzalez Smith (ARG) Mariano Heuser (ARG) |
ARG 1 Design - eXploder Scorpion F18 Agustin KREVISKY (ARG) Nicolas Aragones (ARG) |
|
| 2022 | USA 1 Design - Nacra F18 Evolution Ravi Parent (USA) Severin Gramm (USA) |
AUS 05 - GUMA Gavin Colby (AUS) Kai Colman (AUS) |
ARG 11 - Crazy Chicken Cruz Gonzalez Smith (ARG) Mariano Heuser (ARG) |
[51] |
| 2023 | SWE 141 Design - Scorpion Emil Järudd (SWE) Rasmus Rosengren (SWE) |
AUS 5 Design - Scorpion Gavin Colby (AUS) Kai Colman (AUS) |
AUS 3 Design - Edge Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) |
[54] |
| 2024 | ESP 042 - JARANA (32) Design - Akurra Pablo Völker (ESP) Federico Polimeni (ESP) |
AUS 3 - WINDRUSH NEXT GEN (13) Design - Edge/Next Generation Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) |
ESP 21 - A BORDO WATER SPORTS (44) Design - Akurra Toni Rivas Mas (ESP) Jordi Sanchez (ESP) |
[55] |
| 2025 | AUS 888 Design - eXploder Darren Bundock (AUS) Bjarne Bouwer (NED) |
AUS 7 Design - eXploder Brin Liddell (AUS) Jake Liddell (AUS) |
AUS 3 Design - Edge Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) |
[57] |
| 2026 | AUS 3 (3) Design - Edge Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) |
AUS 41 (61) Design - Scorpion Matt Homan (AUS) Kris Bilston (AUS) |
AUS 888 (1) Design - Exploder F18 Darren Bundock (AUS) Glenn Ashby (AUS) |
[58] |
Raid Medallists
[edit]| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ||||
| 2017 | SWE-2 Leff Dahl (SWE) Roger Boden (SWE) |
GBR-508 William Sunnucks (GBR) Freddie White (GBR) |
ARG-1912 Elke Delnooz (ARG) Jerone Van Leeuwen (ARG) | |
| 2018 | FRA-1896 Design - Nacra Infusion Benoit Champanhac (FRA) Hugo Dhallenne (FRA) |
FRA-124 Design - CirrusR Cedric Fleury (FRA) Delphine Fleury (FRA) |
FRA-1962 Design - Capricorn C2 Nicolas Touchot (FRA) Pierre-yves Durand (FRA) | |
| 2020 | FRA-66 Franck Cammas (FRA) Matthieu Vandame (FRA) |
FRA-111 Frederic Moreau (FRA) Matthieu Souben (FRA) |
FRA-901 Emmanuel Boulogne (FRA) Vincent Boulogne (FRA) | |
| 2022 | BEL-1 Patrick Demesmaeker (BEL) Olivier Gagliani (BEL) |
SWE-111 Jakob Lundqvist (SWE) Rasmus Rosengren (SWE) |
SWE-7 Fredrik Karlsson (SWE) Niklas Nordblom (SWE) | |
| 2023 | AUS-3 Design - Edge Brett Burvill (AUS) Max Puttman (AUS) |
FRA-5 Design - Akurra Victorien Erussard (FRA) Frederic Moreau (FRA) |
FRA-51 Design - Exploder Scorpion Matteo Chevrier (FRA) Gaspard Cosse (FRA) | |
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | FRA-7 Emeric Dary (FRA) David Fanouillere (FRA) |
FRA-5 Matteo Chevrier (FRA) Gaspard Cosse (FRA) |
USA-008 Cedric Fleury (USA) Nicolas Ploe (USA) |
[62] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "World Sailing - F18 Page". World Sailing.
- ↑ "F18 Worlds Past Editions". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2000 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "Formula 18 Worlds at Parkstone Yacht Club Overall". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2002 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2003 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2004 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "2005 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2005 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "2006 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "Formula 18 Worlds at Hyeres, France". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2006 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "Seawind Formula 18 Worlds at Queensland, Australia - Overall". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - Seawind - 2007 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "2008 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2008 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "2009 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "Formula 18 Worlds at the Royal Belgian Sailing Club". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2009 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
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- ↑ "F18 Worlds Results". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2010 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "Formula 18 World Championships at Lake Balaton, Hungary". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - Grouparma Garancia - 2011 Formula 18 World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ "2012 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "GLOBALTECH Int Formula 18 Catamaran World Championship: Alamitos Bay Yacht Club". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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- ↑ "Luigi Romano campione nazionale raceboard". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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- ↑ "Formula 18 World Championship at Kieler Yacht Club - Overall". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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- 1 2 "F-18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 28th October to 4th November". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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- 1 2 "F18 World Championship 2019 - Resultados". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "2021 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "2022 World Official Event Website". 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "F18 World Championship 2022 at Clearwater Beach, Florida - Overall". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Racing Results - F18 Worlds 2022, Clearwater FL USA". 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "F18 Worlds 2023, Change of Guard: Emil Jarudd & Rasmus Rosengren crowned Champs". 29 July 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Worlds in Travemünde: high competition level & friendly atmosphere". 29 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- 1 2 "134. Travemünder Woche 2023". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- 1 2 "2024 Results".
- ↑ "2025 Official Event Website".
- 1 2 "2025 Results".
- 1 2 "2026 Results".
- ↑ "2004 World Official Event Website".
- ↑ "2022 World Official Event Website".
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- ↑ "2026 FFV Database Event Page".
- ↑ Darren Bundock at World Sailing
- ↑ Mitch Booth at World Sailing
- ↑ Herbert Dercksen at World Sailing
- ↑ Glenn Ashby at World Sailing
- ↑ Brett Burvill at World Sailing
- ↑ Max Puttman at World Sailing
- ↑ Ferdinand Van West at World Sailing
- ↑ Gunnar Larsen at World Sailing
- ↑ Jeroen Van Leeuwen at World Sailing
- ↑ Coen De Koning at World Sailing
- ↑ Olivier Backes at World Sailing
- ↑ Pablo Volker at World Sailing
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Hall of Fame".